Exposure was defined as implementation of CPP, and each of the three sub-cohorts was treated as an independent exposure group: 2004/05 = no CPPs implemented (before), 2007/08 = CPPs under implementation (during) and 2010 = fully implemented CPPs (after).
On the contrary, Mertens and Ravn (2012a) find that unanticipated tax cuts, defined as measures implemented within 90 days of becoming law, give rise to significant increases in output, consumption and investment, whereas anticipated tax cuts are associated to preimplementation drops in output and investment, and no changes in consumption.
Short term strategies were defined as strategies implemented by local stakeholders without a formal regulatory framework, mostly via internal arrangement.
The correction for definitive therapy was defined as that implemented after blood cultures results was obtained in patients with inadequate empirical therapy, and also was considered adequate or inadequate in terms of in vitro susceptibility of an organism isolated.
Expandable rule set : Validation rules are defined as Java classes implementing a common interface, and new rules (Java classes) can be added.
The cytotoxic γδ T cells could be utilized to target relapsed malignancies, and recently regulatory γδ T cells are defined as a novel implement for GVHD management.
Public policies (pp) are defined as actions designed, implemented and evaluated by governments operating through programs, with the ultimate goal to improve and solve social problems in the short and long term.
PS is defined as sedation practices implemented by ICU staff using a sedation scale and a written protocol.
A recruitment intervention was defined as any method implemented to improve the number of participants recruited to a randomised controlled trial, whether this was directed at potential participants, at those responsible for recruiting participants or at trial design or co-ordination.
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is defined as the process of implementing a damage identification strategy for aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering infrastructures.
